Prelude to Okolona

Four Fools Press
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February, 1864: the twilight of the American Civil War. Two men, desperate in their search for survival and hope, take two very different paths. In the swamps of North Mississippi, they encounter something from Beyond.

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Jennifer Ward
February 27, 2018
On the eve of another clash toward the end of the American Civil War, 1864, Confederates gather fireside. The air is thick and heavy with more than humidity as all worry they may be on the losing side, and consider recent defeats, and rampant rumors of Sherman's burning, looting, and worse. War has taken its toll on morale, and these farmers-turned militiamen are no wealthy plantation owners, but God-fearing and family-loyal, here to simply defend their own, their patch of farmland, and the right to live free. Two men hold court and spin tales. Blustering Odell wonders aloud if they could turn the tide if only they had a stronger power on their side. His compatriot, long and lanky Cawlyer, scoffs at Odell's claims and is as chilled to the marrow as the other men, at Odell's casual mention of Mezikers, fearsome beasts bearing the likeness of Ol' Nick, or at least as close as might make most nightmares seem tame. Cawlyer didn't have to like killing the enemy, they are merely men like himself, but he'd see this through and hold true to his deep-rooted faith, even if Odell lost his way. Their plight seems dire enough to beg the question, is God even on the side of these stalwart Southern farmers? In the dark, wet, swamp the battle is joined. Confederates retreat among the twisted black lotus briars as the Union charge suddenly, mysteriously, goes sideways in a burst of unexpected violence. All Hell breaks loose, to the unnatural sounds of sucking mud, and then a diabolical hissing and clacking. What hope can endure in such dark places?
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Brannon Hollingsworth was born to create. An author, speaker, poet, publisher, game designer, content creator, script writer, art director, and unapologetic Christ-follower, Brannon is a passionate creator and teacher of youth who promotes family-oriented ministries. Brannon is the proud father of five, four of whom are home-schooled. By day, he writes and produces entertainment and educational content from his top-secret, hidden base in north Alabama. By night, he creates new ideas with boundless enthusiasm.

Brannon is the co-author of H20 the novel, the first in the Eternal Elements Series, from AMG Publishers. His other recent works include the comic "Sundered" (for Awful Good Games), “Tenet’s Tale”, part of the mosaic novel Skein of Shadows from Dark Quest Publishing; “Firestarter”, part of The Guestbook, an Amazon best selling horror anthology from Four Fools Press, Angel's Glow, Part 1 of The Peacock Papers, The Truth Is Out There, Cold Vengeance, and Ambush (parts of the supernaturally-laced Tenet's Tales series), Nod, a supernatural shocker, Russian Apemen from Space, a rollicking genre-mash-up roller coaster, Prelude to Okolona, a shocking Civil War spook tale, To Live and Die in Dixie, a massive collection of frightful Southern tales, and last but not least, Robot Dad, which is his first foray into fully illustrated children's' books.

Brannon has also been published extensively in the role-playing industry, writing fiction and designing games for several publishers including: Paizo Publishing, Sword & Sorcery Studios, Green Ronin Press, Bastion Press, Sovereign Press, Necromancer Games, Atlas Games, Fantasy Flight Games, Eden Studios, Skeleton Key Games, Ignitus Innovations, Wandering Men Studios, Dark Quest Games, Ambient, Inc., and Citizen Games. Brannon has also been published in several role-playing periodicals such as Dragon Magazine, Gaming Frontiers, and The EN World Player's Journal. He was also a co-creator and producer of his own card based role-playing game, Untold, called “…a clever idea well executed…” and “Excellent” by Forbes. Recently, Brannon also participated in the highly successful Sundered World Kickstarter by writing the seminal "Issue 0" of the plane-spanning comic, Sundered.

Brannon’s publications are not limited to game design and fiction, however, as his work has appeared in County Extra Magazine and also creates online content, such as educational and entertainment videos for sites such as YouTube (The HowtoDrawandPaint Channel), Udemy, Curious, PublicVine, and others. Recently, a children's video series he wrote and co-created, The PicTrain, was optioned by TBN, the Trinity Broadcast Network, also known as the largest Christian cable channel on the planet.

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